. St. Nicholas [serial]. Summer. WITH June days here, and school days over, we re on ourway to a summer of outdoors, of health and happiness.\ acation—two full months of It in the open—where early to bedand early to rise means doing the very thing we ourselves want to do. We re going to swim,fish, play and learn thingsweneverdreamedof before;were going to eat goodfood and plenty; we re go-ing to ride horses and climbmountains; canoe on quiet,clear water, and sleep un-der twinkling stars. There are friends to bemade in woods and fields, and with rod and line theres to be thethrill of a big fell
. St. Nicholas [serial]. Summer. WITH June days here, and school days over, we re on ourway to a summer of outdoors, of health and happiness.\ acation—two full months of It in the open—where early to bedand early to rise means doing the very thing we ourselves want to do. We re going to swim,fish, play and learn thingsweneverdreamedof before;were going to eat goodfood and plenty; we re go-ing to ride horses and climbmountains; canoe on quiet,clear water, and sleep un-der twinkling stars. There are friends to bemade in woods and fields, and with rod and line theres to be thethrill of a big fella that pulls to match your own strength. Theres a sunrise over the mountains or out of the sea. Theresa full moon making a rippling path of silver on the lake. Therespine and salt in the air and the exhilaration of physical joy. ( And friends we shall make that we are happy to have. We regoing to forget self-consciousness and timidity, and learn self-reliance and initiative. The word fear we 11 discard forever. Wait until so
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